Aquaculture more efficient than livestock production, says WorldFish Centre

Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 14:41 UTC

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WorldFish Centre and Conservation International (CI) have revealed a comprehensive analysis exploring the environmental impact of the world's major aquaculture production systems and species and gives an unprecedented global assessment of trends and impacts. The results from the two-year study show that aquaculture is more efficient than other forms of animal protein production such as livestock. Read full article

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GeoffWard
I have posted extensively on this topic @ BBC Earth Watch, eg:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13756853
but recent restrictions on the posting criteria have forced me to leave BBC blog-environments.

But our treats here are all farmed - Chilean Salmon, and Brasilian Tilapia and prawns.
. . . . yes, I know about the Anchovoeta.
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